All three had apparently been on the trade block prior to Cleveland inking Carrasco to a two-year extension. Naturally, we wondered what that might mean for both Bauer and Kluber.

According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports, the Indians are now “motivated” to move one of the two top-end starters.

On the heels of Carlos Carrasco’s three-year, $37.5M extension, Cleveland is increasingly motivated to move Trevor Bauer or Corey Kluber, sources tell Yahoo Sports. Plenty of options on the trade market, which is extremely active as Patrick Corbin has signed with the Nationals.

It made sense for Cleveland to wait for the entire Patrick Corbin situation to play out before getting deep into discussions regarding Kluber and Bauer. With Carrasco now inked long term, we can expect a trade here soon.

Having earned two Cy Young awards, Kluber is the better known of the two pitchers. He posted a 20-7 record with a 2.89 ERA and 0.99 WHIP while striking out 222 batters in a league-high 215 innings last season.

Five years younger than his teammate, Bauer might be a more attractive option for teams. He pitched to a 12-6 record with a 2.21 ERA last season. The 27-year-old starter is also under team control through the 2020 season.